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Patient Advocacy & Addressing Health Equity

August 2, 2023 admin 0

By SOCIETY OF GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY | FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN’S CANCER What is patient advocacy? Patient advocacy is the process of guiding patients, survivors, and caregivers through the healthcare system. A patient advocate may be an individual or an organization that helps patients communicate with […]

Improving Healthcare for Low-Income Americans Through Better Managed Care

July 21, 2022 admin 0

By Tammy Boyd I handled healthcare policy for the late Congressman John Lewis, and today work for the Black Women’s Health Imperative. If you work in healthcare policy today, you know that health equity – or ensuring that disadvantaged populations […]